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Baxter Health, Fulton County, Ark. Hospital using state funds to “ensure sustainability”
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (KY3) - Multiple hospitals in Arkansas will receive millions of dollars from the state’s Rural Hospital Sustainability Program. Baxter Health in Mountain Home received $1.8 million, and Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark., received $2.5 million, combining for more than $4 million. Throughout the last few...
FEMA updates tornado recovery effort in North AR, extends deadline to apply for assistance
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it's provided more than $5 million in assistance to more than 5,200 Arkansans impacted by the Memorial Day Weekend tornado outbreak in North Arkansas, but the opportunity to apply for aid is far from over. Residents in Baxter, Benton,...
Disaster recovery centers closing
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management announced Tuesday that five Disaster Recovery Centers will close at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 9. According to the news release, the centers in Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties will close. The DRCs in Benton and Baxter...
Mother arrested for leaving 2-year-old alone at home while she worked 12-hour shifts
An Izard County woman is facing multiple charges for leaving her two-year-old son at home alone while she worked 12-hour shifts. Twelve charges have been filed against 34-year-old Joanna Mae Taylor of Melbourne. Authorities discovered what had been happening after Taylor was arrested in Fulton County, according to the probable...
Deadline extended for Arkansans to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for those impacted by May storms
FEMA has extended the deadline for disaster assistance for Arkansans affected by the Memorial Day storms that moved through the northern parts of the state.
FEMA to provide funeral expense assistance
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - If you had funeral or burial expenses because of the severe storms that struck Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties May 24-27, funeral assistance may be available from FEMA. Eligible Expenses FEMA’s Other Needs Assistance (ONA) program provides assistance...
3 rural northern Arkansas hospitals receiving millions of dollars to remain sustainable
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (KY3)—Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced over $9 million in funding to help rural hospitals remain sustainable long-term. The Rural Hospital Sustainability Program is designed to strengthen rural communities, serve patients, promote...
FEMA providing funeral assistance for Arkansans affected by May 24-27 tornadoes
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced funeral assistance funds under the Other Needs Assistance (ONA) program for citizens of Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion and Randolph counties. If citizens of those counties had funeral or burial expenses because of the May 24-27...
Deadline for FEMA Disaster Assistance applications extended
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — FEMA has extended the deadline for those impacted by the May 24-27 tornadoes to apply for federal disaster assistance. Residents of Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties who suffered damage to their property from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during this period have until Aug. 28 to apply.
Sheriff: Jailed mom didn’t tell deputies her toddler was home alone
IZARD COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman on a dozen child endangerment charges after they said she left her 2-year-old toddler home alone while she went to jail. Joanna Taylor, 34, of Melbourne is charged with 12 counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in...
FEMA assistance available for renters in severe storm impacted counties
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Renters in Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties who were affected by severe storms of May 24-27 can now apply for federal disaster assistance. FEMA Individual Assistance is open for homeowners, renters, and also students. Federal grants can help assist in...
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